scholarly journals SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AMONG STUDENTS OF TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (2) ◽  
pp. 151-160
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Tureck ◽  
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Ovidiu Mircea Țierean ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Transylvania University

The aim of the paper is to determine the importance of soft skills development among students of Transilvania University of Brașov to improve their level of employability and reduce the number of unemployed graduates. In order to discover a solution to the problem represented by the lack of soft skills among students, a quantitative research among Transylvania University’s students has been considered necessary. The purpose of the research was to discover the main soft skills that students need to improve in order to increase their level of employability. The study is based on a psychological approach, which has the role of examining students’ thoughts, based on behaviour and attitudes in various situations.

The generative role of curiosity in soft skills development for contemporary VUCA environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 737-751
Author(s):  
Alison Horstmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
The Body ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper examines the role of curiosity in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) work contexts.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual article relied upon an examination of literature about curiosity, VUCA and soft skills.FindingsCuriosity, when encouraged and supported within the workforce, may aid organizations in closing soft skill gaps and better navigating ambiguity, perpetually changing business landscapes, and rapidly advancing technology.Research limitations/implicationsEmpirical research is needed to validate, confirm and further explicate the specific mechanisms and value of curiosity within VUCA environments.Practical implicationsOrganizations need to move beyond espousing a value of curiosity to deliberately and effectively cultivating and supporting it within their employees.Originality/valueAlthough ample research and literature has examined curiosity, soft skills and VUCA environments independently, the body of literature on the specific role of curiosity in such environments is limited.

scholarly journals Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) – An Under-Utilized and Under-Organized Way of Developing New Staff, Management and Organizational Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Alexey Kirilin ◽  
Keijo Varis
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Resource Group ◽  
Employee Resource Groups ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
Positive Effect

We evaluated impact of employees’ participation in an employee resource group (ERG) on their soft skills learning and development and proposed a tool for assessing competence development that is often difficult to quantify.ERG has a positive effect on soft skills development, however certain soft skills do not develop in the interaction between management and new employees. Some soft skills require focused and organized learning.The role of ERG stretches beyond integration of new employees only. We propose a multidimensional paradigm where the management and organizational culture are considered as the object of development and new employees facilitate this process.

IMPACT OF ICT ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PROSPECTIEVE TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 14986-14992
Author(s):  
Arundhati . ◽  
Sushil Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Significant Difference

ICT is an extensional term for Information technology that stresses the role of unified communication and integration of telecommunications with computers as well as necessary software and hardware tools. Soft Skills are characteristic traits and interpersonal skills that identifies a person’s relationship with others. Certain examples of Soft Skills are Communication, Instructions, Mentoring etc. According to M. Bridget Duffy “Rather than making technology the center piece of care, it’s time to start using it to restore human connections and return people to purpose. The interplay between humans and technology goes to the heart of larger issues, in which soft skills play a key role. The most striking and latest innovations in the field of education is the integration of ICT in education. It has expanded the range of resource available for any subject- specific learning. Teachers play a pivotal role in developing the future generation of students. Therefore, they have to be properly guided so that they could enhance their competences. Proper educational training is the key element to move towards sustainability. This paper emphasizes on the importance and development of Soft Skills with the help of ICT, in the prospective teachers. So, that they can achieve professional competence. This study is based on quantitative research approach. The population of the study was prospective teachers of Patna. 100 samples from 4 different colleges of Patna were selected randomly. Self constructed and validated tools were used for data collection. Findings of the study shows that that there is significant difference in mean scores of communication skills on the basis of gender and their educational qualification while there is no significant difference in mean scores of communication skills on the basis of their marital status of prospective teachers. Significant relationship was found in the score of ICT and Communication skills of prospective teachers.

The Effect of Internal Corporate Social Responsibility on Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study on Jordanian Pharmaceutical Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Sura Altheeb ◽  
Kholoud Sudqi Al-Louzi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Results

The current research investigates the impact of internal corporate social responsibility on job satisfaction in Jordanian pharmaceutical companies. Quantitative research design and regression analysis were applied on a total of 302 valid returns that were obtained in a questionnaire based survey from 14 pharmaceutical companies among employees, supervisors and managers. The results showed that internal corporate social responsibility was significantly related to job satisfaction and three of its dimensions, namely working conditions, work life balance and empowerment contributed significantly to job satisfaction, whereas employment stability and skills development had no contribution. This study implies that Jordanian pharmaceutical companies have to try their best to promote and facilitate internal corporate social responsibility among their employees in an effort to improve their job satisfaction, which will eventually yield positive results for the company as a whole. In light of these results, the research presented many recommendations for future research; the most important ones were the application of this study in other sectors, cultures, and countries, and using of multi method for collecting data.

The Role of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 428-442
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Szymanski ◽  
Kirsten A. Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Minority Mental Health ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Structural Levels

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are able to persevere and flourish despite pervasive social stigma and minority stress based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. This chapter reviews the research on LGBTQ resilience that can occur at individual, interpersonal/family, community, and contextual/structural levels. The authors describe qualitative research that has examined pathways to resilience and positive LGBTQ identity. The authors also review quantitative research on LGBTQ resilience via mediator, moderator, and moderated mediation models. Variables are described that have been found to explain or buffer the links between external and internalized minority stressors and mental health outcomes. The authors review the small but growing body of research that has begun to examine the efficacy of therapeutic interventions aimed at promoting LGBTQ resilience. Limitations are discussed and directions for future research are suggested.

scholarly journals Calculators as Facilitators of Understanding Computational and Mathematical Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Jan Guncaga ◽  
Lilla Korenova ◽  
Jozef Hvorecky
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Learning To Learn ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractLearning is a complex phenomenon. Contemporary theories of education underline active participation of learners in their learning processes. One of the key arguments supporting this approach is the learner’s simultaneous and unconscious development of their ability of “learning to learn”. This ability belongs to the soft skills highly valued by employers today.For Mathematics Education, it means that teachers have to go beyond making calculations and memorizing formulas. We have to teach the subject in its social context. When the students start understanding the relationship between real-life problems and the role of numbers and formulas for their solutions, their learning becomes a part of their tacit knowledge. Below we explain the theoretical background of our approach and provide examples of such activities.

Reimagining a Realist Evaluation Research in Entrepreneurship Skills Development and the Idea of University Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-133
Author(s):  
Valile Valindawo M. Dwayi
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Realist Evaluation ◽  
University Education ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Espoused Values ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

This article reports on the evaluation researchproject, which focussed on the viability and sustainability challenges in one particular case of a university over a period of five years. Such a university remains categorised as structurally disadvantaged despite almost thirty years into constitutional democracy in South Africa. As such, the research project was conducted against the complexity of the university transformation project, which take place against the enduring social ills as high unemployment rate, increasing inequalities and abject poverties especially from the enduring legacy of the old racist apartheid system. The role of university education in such a context becomes the reflexive imperative in consideration of university, not only as the public good and equity, but for social justice and equity discourses. Such discourses need to be made more loud than is presently the case. The research therefore focussed on the role of entrepreneurship skills development, which then were juxtaposed with the espoused values of of science, innovation and technology as the key performance indicators for the academic project. As such, the article will revolve around the main argument that scholarship of engagament in univeristy spaces, where entrepreneurship skills development ought to be the enabling system, need to be reimagined in terms of the contemporary research disciplines. Critical realist philosophy, and the realist social theory as the explanatory program, provide the alternative research approach to the mainstream approaches due to their explanatory power for for transcendentalism and based on retroductive arguemnts about the social world. Such an approach does not only foreground the contemporary debates in social sciences, and the emerging fields of study within it, but also help to elaborate on the purist positions that tend to be promoted in some business science fields and their inadvertent pragmatic and black box logic. Keywords: Viability, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship skills development, Historically disadvantaged universities, realist evaluative research

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